Last month the TSPCA helped out a little squirrel who was rescued by a member of the public after falling from his nest. His eyes weren't even open at that time so wasn't able to get back to his family, with his mother nowhere to be found. He was cared for at the vet until he was big enough to be taken to a wildlife facility that is preparing him to be released back into the wild. Because the first month of his life, he was handled frequently by people, he needs to learn how to be wild again. When his vets think he is ready, he will be released into the wild where he can live out his life as a squirrel should! Thank you to Epidemic Species Research Institute Wildlife First Aid Station for helping us and this little squirrel!

For Regular Cosmetics, animal testing and pre-market approvals are not required, unless there are “new ingredients” being used. However for Regular Cosmetics, in the past few years, there have not been any “new ingredients” being used within the industry. The uses of “new ingredients” within cosmetics are mainly for the purpose of Functional Cosmetics. For example, a company may wish to add a new anti-cancer ingredient within sunscreen to fight skin cancer, therefore this functional “new ingredient” for cosmetics will need to be tested on animals, as required by law. Furthermore, if a product claims to have a new purpose or a new dosage, animal testing may be required by the FDA.